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Governmental or Public Benefit Programs
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Jun

Proposed Treasury Regulations Concerning Paper Social Security / SSI Checks

June 18, 2010
The Treasury Department has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (75 Fed. Reg. 34394 (June...
04
Jun

What Do The Letters After A Social Security Or Medicare Number Mean?

June 4, 2010
This situation has occurred many times over the years: a client gives me a copy...
04
Jun

New Jersey Rewrites The Rules Concerning Gifts Made By Medicaid Applicants Which Are Later Returned

June 4, 2010
As many readers know, Medicaid applicants are subject to the imposition of a penalty, or...
18
May

New Regulations Prevent Debt Collectors From Seizing Federal Benefits Deposited Into Bank Accounts

May 18, 2010
The Treasury Department and the four major benefit agencies, the Social Security Administration, the U.S....
29
Apr

Upcoming Changes To Medigap Insurance

April 29, 2010
Medicare is the federal government’s health care insurance program for people age 65 and over,...
12
Apr

Assets Belonging To Incompetent Medicaid Recipient Discovered By Children Who Had Power Of Attorney Held Countable

April 12, 2010
A North Carolina appeals court recently held that assets owned by an incompetent Medicaid recipient...
11
Apr

Federal District Court Permanently Enjoins NJ From Imposing “Never Ending” Penalty For Gifts Made By Applicants For Services Under Medicaid Waiver Programs

April 11, 2010
Soon after the passage of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), New Jersey’s Division...
09
Apr

My Paper On The Impact That Financial Exploitation Of An Elderly Person Has On Eligibility For Medicaid Benefits Was Published In The NAELA Journal

April 9, 2010
The Journal of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (“NAELA Journal”) is a semiannual...
30
Mar

Medicaid Eligibility And The Pickle Amendment

March 30, 2010
Named after its Congressional sponsor and enacted in 1977, the Pickle Amendment created a separate...
29
Mar

Payment For Care Under A Contract Is Not Transfer For Fair Market Value And Results In A Penalty Period Under Medicaid

March 29, 2010
A New Jersey appeals court recently held that a life care contract between a nursing...
25
Mar

Son Not Liable For Unpaid Nursing Home Bill Even Though Transfer Of Father’s Home To Son Caused Father To Be Ineligible For Medicaid

March 25, 2010
Heriberto Pumarejo transferred the ownership of his home to his son, Herbert Pumarejo, Jr., for...
21
Mar

The Purchase Of A Private Annuity By An SSI Beneficiary Is A Permissible Spend-Down Technique

March 21, 2010
As you know, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, administered by the Social Security Administration...
16
Mar

Tips For Parents Of Children With Disabilities And Other Special Needs Who Are Planning Their Estates

March 16, 2010
The following list contains some of the most frequently encountered issues faced by parents of...
11
Mar

State Medicaid Directors Ask CMS To Change Annuity Rules

March 11, 2010
Conceding defeat in the courts, the National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD) has sent...
04
Mar

Social Security Will Run A Deficit In 2010 And 2011, And Maybe Beyond

March 4, 2010
Social Security’s annual surplus nearly evaporated in 2009 for the first time in 25 years...
26
Feb

Ignorance Isn't Bliss When You Apply For Medicaid

February 26, 2010
In what may be considered a victory of judicial deference over equity, this week our...
15
Feb

Social Security Adds New Compassionate Allowances Conditions, Including Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease

February 15, 2010
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced on Thursday, February 11, 2010, that the agency is...
10
Feb

Plaintiff Stated A Claim Under The ADA When NJ Refused To Raise The Income Cap Which Excluded Him From A Community Medicaid Program

February 10, 2010
In Duffy v. Velez, Civ. No. 09 – 5539 (D.N.J. 2010), plaintiff was a disabled...
06
Jan

Union County’s Promise To Provide Health Coverage For Life In Exchange For Early Retirement Not Binding

January 6, 2010
In Rodbart v. County of Union, 2009 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 3084 (December 21, 2009),...
29
Dec

The Top 10 (NOT; Actually, The Top 15) New Jersey Elder And Disability Law Cases in 2009

December 29, 2009
2009 was an exciting year of litigation in the elder and disability law arena, producing...
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